The HRIC Daily Brief is a daily selection of news stories and commentary related to human rights in China, drawn from Chinese- and English-language news and online media sources that we monitor daily. In addition to headlines and source links, HRIC also provides English translation of Chinese headlines.

Monday, July 02, 2018

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Dozens of Uyghur children of Xinjiang village camp detainees sent to live in orphanages
Voice of America, July 2, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/orphanages-07022018143057.html

Related:
One in 10 Uyghur residents of Xinjiang township jailed or detained in “Re-Education Camp”
Voice of America, June 29, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/target-06292018132506.html

被問王全璋失蹤事件 傅政華稱要依法處置 (Head of Ministry of Justice emphasizes on “rule of law” in his first public remarks on 709 Incident)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 29, 2018
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1404279-20180629.htm

Access to Information (信息公开)

Chinese video app Douyin counts the cost of insulting Korean war hero as advertising halted
South China Morning Post, July 1, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2153321/chinese-video-app-douyin-counts-cost-insulting-korean

Related:
北京市网信办、市工商局联合约谈抖音、搜狗等公司并要求专项整改 (Beijing Cyberspace Affairs Commission orders companies to remove online ads slandering heroes and martyrs)
Beijing Cyberspace Affairs Commission WeChat, July 1, 2018
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/NmMyD-ooPPxXXKVHvECdjA

China tightens party control of foreign university ventures
中国收紧对中外合办大学的控制
Financial Times, July 2, 2018
EN: https://www.ft.com/content/4b885540-7b6d-11e8-8e67-1e1a0846c475
CH: http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001078278/ce

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese leaders gather for back-to-back meetings after military veterans protest
South China Morning Post, July 2, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2153459/chinese-leaders-gather-back-back-meetings-after

Police in China's Guangzhou cremate rights activist's body in secret
张六毛遗体被火化 死因未解家属不放弃
Voice of America, June 29, 2018
EN: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/cremate-06292018112102.html
CH: https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/gf1-06292018101308.html

人权律师遭打压 年检被评定“不称职” (Human rights lawyers graded "incompetent" in annual license assessment review)
Radio Free Asia, June 29, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-06292018101017.html

内蒙古牧民代表北京上访遭截访控制 (Inner Mongolian herdsmen petitioners intercepted and disbanded in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, June 29, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ql2-06292018100910.html

Dozens detained in China's Harbin after protesters blockade trash plant
Voice of America, July 2, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/plant-07022018110541.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

生态环境部回应临汾监测数据造假:性质之恶劣令人发指 发现一起严肃查处一起 (16 officials convicted for fabricating air quality data)
Beijing News, June 29, 2018
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2018/06/29/493158.html

广州家庭教会少年学堂被禁 (House church forced to close its Sunday school)
Radio Free Asia, June 29, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shehui/ql1-06292018100717.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

网民爆腾讯APP偷取用户私隐 腾讯否认 (Netizens call out Tencent web browser for spying on users)
Radio Free Asia, June 29, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/hj-06292018103756.html

Related:
继QQ浏览器后,Vivo手机又测出百度手机输入法后台录音 (Cellphone users allege Baidu input app secretly records conversations in the background)
China News Finance, July 2, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2234532

China introduces millimeter wave tech into airports security checks
Xinhua, July 2, 2018
http://english.sina.com/china/s/2018-07-02/detail-ihespqry4360193.shtml

Related:
中国民航局:毫米波人体成像设备将正式用于机场安检 (Civil Aviation Administration releases usage guideline on millimeter wave technology)
China News, June 26, 2018
http://www.chinanews.com/cj/2018/06-26/8547695.shtml

Hong Kong (香港)

Thousands protest in Hong Kong on anniversary of handover to China
香港七一大游行,呼吁中国结束一党专政
The New York Times, July 1, 2018
https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20180702/hong-kong-march-handover/dual/

Related:
Hong Kong's pro-democracy protesters defiant, but rally turnout hits a low
Reuters, July 2, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-anniversary/hong-kongs-pro-democracy-protesters-defiant-but-rally-turnout-hits-a-low-idUSKBN1JR143

Hong Kong gov’t criticizes “disrespectful, sensational, misleading” chants at annual democracy rally
Hong Kong Free Press, July 2, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/07/02/hong-kong-govt-criticises-disrespectful-sensational-misleading-chants-annual-democracy-rally/

Celebrations to mark anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to China give attendees chance to display love of country
South China Morning Post, July 1, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/community/article/2153302/celebrations-mark-anniversary-hong-kongs-return-china-give

Joshua Wong’s Demosisto raises most money at Hong Kong’s July 1 march but traditional pro-democracy groups fall behind
South China Morning Post, July 2, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2153465/joshua-wongs-demosisto-raises-most-money-hong-kongs-july-1

Beijing’s meddling in Hong Kong affairs through the city’s liaison office has eased under Carrie Lam but experts warn she still needs to tread carefully
South China Morning Post, June 30, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2153167/beijings-meddling-hong-kong-affairs-through-citys-liaison

Related:
Tackling Hong Kong’s housing crisis is my top priority but I have not forgotten about national security law, Carrie Lam says
South China Morning Post, July 1, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2153289/tackling-hong-kongs-housing-crisis-my-top-priority-i-have

港民主派吁蔡英文为香港民主发声(Hong Kong Democratic Party urges Tsai Ing-Wen to speak up for democracy in Hong Kong)
Radio Free Asia, June 29, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/hcm-06292018101743.html